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Long forgotten time capsule to be opened this spring
KELOWNA – A time capsule discovered in a cornerstone of the recently torn down St. Paul’s United Church will be opened for the first time in almost 60 years March 24. The 58-year-old church on Lakeshore was torn down late last year to make room for a $20 million Arts and Worship Centre. During the...
Kelowna RCMP marijuana raid a ‘form of discouragement’
VERNON - A police raid might seem like an extreme way to send a message, but a Vernon businessman thinks that was the case with a marijuana dispensary that was shut down in Kelowna. Imre Kovacs is a partial owner of The Herbal Health Centre in Vernon, which opened in the summer of 2013, and...
UBC Okanagan campus magazine grabs readers with satire
KELOWNA – Class Magazine is a new publication at UBC Okanagan with a focus on campus news and culture, but it’s the satire section grabbing all the attention online The magazine has been featuring the faux articles on its website to help promote the hard copy distributed on campus. The latest headline reads, “McGill University announces...
American travel writer predicts Kelowna the Next Big Thing
KELOWNA – A story written for a weekly newspaper in Colorado is getting some love on social media in the Okanagan. Travel writer Amiee White Beazley has an article in the Aspen Times predicting Kelowna will be the Next Big Thing calling it the Boulder, Colorado of 40 years ago, but with the added bonus...
Malfunctioning water filter closes Parkinson pool
KELOWNA – The slightly murky water forced the closure of the pool at the Parkinson Recreation Centre Sunday. The main pool was closed Jan. 25 after a malfunctioning filter produced the cloudy water. While it wasn’t a health issue, it’s problematic if lifeguards can’t see through murk. “Lifeguarding standards require a certain amount of water...
Accident closes Highway 33, power cut to 470 homes
KELOWNA - The section of Highway 33 between Goudie and Cardinal Creek Roads is closed while emergency crews take care of the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover. The accident happened at roughly 11 a.m. It appears the vehicle was travelling east in the direction of Big White Ski Resort. No other vehicles were involved, though...
West Kelowna mayor presses other jurisdictions to support power line back-up bid
KELOWNA - While he insists progress is being made on a solution to the vulnerability of its single-line power supply, West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater says the district is calling for expressions of support from other affected jurisdictions in advance of a soon-to-be-released B.C. Hydro study into the issue. “We’re being cautious,” Findletter said, of...
62-year-old man stabbed at pawn shop
WEST KELOWNA – A 62-year-old man was stabbed during an apparent robbery at a pawn shop in West Kelowna last week and police are asking the public for help finding the suspect. At around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 11, a lone, masked man entered Sidney’s Swap and Shop on Main Street and demanded money, according to...
Marijuana testing to be allowed under new city zoning bylaw
KELOWNA - Sounds like a dream job for some — working at a marijuana testing facility — but the reality is the analytical testing of dried pot is a mundane affair, done wearing lab coats not tie-dyed T-shirts. It’s also going to be an allowable use if Kelowna city council accepts staff’s recommendation that allows...
There’s more than fallen rocks to avoid on Okanagan highways
KELOWNA - As soon as the snow starts melting you can bet on seeing local wildlife as some of nature's critters move from the higher elevations into the valley looking for bits of tender grass and vegetation to nibble on. One such sighting was captured by a crew from the Ministry of Transportation. They spotted...